GOVERNOR ASSEMBLY AND ELEVATOR SYSTEM
A governor assembly and an elevator system. The governor assembly includes: a stationary shaft; a sheave arranged on the stationary shaft and rotatable on the stationary shaft; a core ring arranged on one side of the sheave on the stationary shaft and associated with a safety apparatus; and a lock mechanism including a plurality of rockers, wherein each rocker includes a first end pivotably connected to the sheave and a second end connected to a respective roller, the plurality of rockers are connected by connecting rods such that the plurality of rockers can be pivoted synchronously between a first position where the respective roller is separated from the core ring and a second position where the respective roller is jointed to the core ring, and in the second position, each roller rotates along with the sheave to drive the core ring, thus triggering the mounting apparatus.
This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201711031853.1, filed Oct. 30, 2017, and all the benefits accruing therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 119, the contents of which in its entirety are herein incorporated by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELDThe present invention relates to the technical field of elevator governors, and in particular, to a governor for a car mounted elevator and an elevator system having the same.
BACKGROUND ARTAs technologies for elevator governor assemblies develop, new Car Mounted Governor (CMG) assemblies are more widely applied. Compared with the conventional design in which a governor is mounted at the top of a hoistway in a governor assembly with or without a machine room, a CMG is mounted on an elevator car and moves vertically along with the car. The CMG has a more compact structure and is suitable for a limited hoistway space. The Patent US2013/0098711A1 published by Aguado et al. on Apr. 25, 2013 disclosed a CMG, and the patent is incorporated here by reference in its entirety. When the rotating speed of a sheave exceeds a first limit value, the governor assembly invented by Aguado et al. can expand a centrifugal block support rotating together with the sheave, to trigger an electrical switch to cut off the electricity. When the rotating speed of the sheave exceeds a second limit value greater than the first limit value, a roller on the inner side of a connecting rod of a centrifugal mechanism of the governor assembly will be jointed to a core ring, such that the core ring is driven by the sheave and triggers a safety apparatus associated with the core ring, and therefore the safety apparatus can generate mechanical friction with a rail to brake the car. In such a CMG, the governor assembly further includes a remote triggering apparatus. The remote triggering apparatus can be controlled actively to act on the centrifugal mechanism, such that the governor assembly can be triggered actively even that the car is not overspeed, so as to be used in, e.g., a test. The existing remote triggering apparatus is mainly composed of an electromagnet, and a tail end of a column of the electromagnet directly acts on a plastic-made centrifugal block support of the centrifugal mechanism.
In previous applications, the CMGs are generally applied to low-speed elevators. The Chinese Utility Model Patent No. ZL201621141734.2 filed by the Otis Elevator Company on Oct. 20, 2016 and entitled “REMOTE TRIGGERING APPARATUS, GOVERNOR ASSEMBLY AND ELEVATOR” disclosed a remote triggering apparatus. A contact having a smooth transitional surface is adopted in the remote triggering apparatus, such that a CMG is tried to be applied to a high-speed elevator. The patent is incorporated here by reference in its entirety.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention is directed to solve or at least alleviate the problems in the prior art; According to some aspects, the present invention is further directed to provide a possibility of applying a car mounted governor to a high-speed elevator; According to some aspects, the present invention is further directed to provide a governor assembly that is easily triggered remotely; According to some aspects, the present invention is further directed to provide a governor assembly of which a ratio of a first limit value to a second limit value can be easily adjusted; and According to some aspects, the present invention is further directed to provide a governor assembly with a compact structure.
According to some embodiments, the present invention provides a governor assembly for an elevator system, including: a stationary shaft; a sheave arranged on the stationary shaft and rotatable on the stationary shaft; a core ring arranged on one side of the sheave on the stationary shaft and associated with a safety apparatus; and a lock mechanism including a plurality of rockers, wherein each rocker includes a first end pivotably connected to the sheave and a second end connected to a respective roller, the plurality of rockers are connected by connecting rods such that the plurality of rockers are pivoted synchronously between a first position where the respective roller is separated from the core ring and a second position where the respective roller is jointed to the core ring, and in the second position, each roller rotates along with the sheave to drive the core ring, thus triggering the mounting apparatus.
In another aspect, an elevator system is provided, and the elevator system includes the governor assembly according to the embodiments of the present invention.
Content disclosed in the present invention will be more easily understood with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be easily understood by those skilled in the art that these accompanying drawings are merely used for illustration rather than limiting the protection scope of the present invention. Moreover, similar numerals in the drawings are used to represent similar components, wherein
It is easily understood that those of ordinary skill in the art can propose various interchangeable structural modes and implementation manners without changing the essential spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the following specific implementation manners and accompanying drawings are exemplary illustrations of the technical solutions of the present invention and should not be considered as all of the present invention or considered as definitions or limitations to the technical solutions of the present invention.
Orientation terms such as upper, lower, left, right, front, rear, front, back, top, and bottom that are or might be mentioned in the specification are used for definition with respect to constructions shown in the accompanying drawings, and they are relative concepts and are possibly changed correspondingly according to their different positions and different use states. Therefore, these or other orientation terms should not be construed as limitative terms.
The specific structure of the lock mechanism is described in detail now with reference to
In a preferred embodiment, each rocker 21 can be Y-shaped. The Y-shaped rocker 21 has three end portions 213, and a third end portion 213′ of an adjacent rocker 21 is connected to the second end 212 of the rocker through a connecting rod 26. In an alternative embodiment, the rocker 21 can also have other shapes, and the connecting rod 26 can also connect adjacent rockers 21 in other suitable manners. Further, as more clearly shown in the embodiment of
The centrifugal mechanism 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to
In some embodiments, the lock mechanism 20 of the present invention is correlated with the centrifugal mechanism 30. In some embodiments, the support shaft 25 of the lock mechanism 20 is connected to the centrifugal mechanism 30, such that the centrifugal mechanism 30 can drive the lock mechanism 20 to rotate. In some embodiments, the second end 252 of the support shaft 25 of the lock mechanism is connected to the centrifugal mechanism 30, e.g., the connecting rod 35 of the centrifugal mechanism 30. Alternatively, the lock mechanism 20 can also be related to the centrifugal mechanism 30 in other manners. For example, the lock mechanism 20 can be connected to the centrifugal mechanism 30 by means of another position such as the second end 212, or the support shaft 25 can also be connected to another position on the centrifugal mechanism 30, e.g., on the centrifugal block support, as long as the centrifugal mechanism 30 is coupled to the lock mechanism 20 in the expansion process and drives the roller 24 of the lock mechanism 20 to be jointed to the core ring 8. In some embodiments, a notch 353 is formed on the connecting rod 35 of the centrifugal mechanism 30, and the second end 252 of the support shaft 25 is fitted in the notch 353 of the centrifugal mechanism connecting rod 35 and is movable along the notch 353. In some embodiments, the notch 353 of the centrifugal mechanism connecting rod 35 has an arc shape corresponding to a track of the second end 252 of the support shaft 25 when the rocker 21 pivots. That is, the notch 353 is corresponding to a track of the second end 252 of the support shaft 25 when the rocker 21 pivots about the shaft 22. Definitely, in an alternative embodiment, the notch 353 can be opened to at least include the track, for example, the notch can be opened to be longer and wider than the track, or the like. In some embodiments, an initial position 354 of the notch 353 on the centrifugal mechanism connecting rod 35 is adjustable.
How the governor assembly of the present invention is triggered is understood with reference to
How to actively trigger the governor assembly of the present invention is understood with reference to
According to another aspect of the present invention, an elevator system having the governor assembly according to the embodiments of the present invention is further provided.
Advantages of the governor assembly and the elevator system of the present invention include, but are not limited to:
Compared with the prior art in which the roller is directly connected to the connecting rod of the centrifugal mechanism 30, the present invention adopts an independent lock mechanism 20 and an independent centrifugal mechanism 30. On one hand, the position of the lock mechanism 20 relative to the centrifugal mechanism 30 can be adjusted by adjusting the initial position of the notch 353, thereby adjusting the second predetermined value of the mechanical triggering speed of the governor. Standards in the art have restrict specifications on a ratio of the first predetermined value to the second predetermined value of the triggering speed of the governor, and therefore, extremely high requirements have been put forward for the manufacturing precision (such as tolerance) of parts of the governor. Using the governor assembly of the present application can reduce the requirement on the part precision, and the ratio of the first predetermined value to the second predetermined value is implemented through subsequent adjustment, thereby meeting the standards.
On the other hand, compared with the technical solution in the prior art in which the remote triggering apparatus directly acts on the connecting rod of the centrifugal mechanism 30, the remote triggering apparatus of the present invention acts on the lock mechanism 20. When the governor assembly is actively triggered through the remote triggering apparatus, as the lock mechanism 20 is pivotable independent of the centrifugal mechanism 30 and the weight and the rotational inertia of the lock mechanism 20 are small, no great impact will be generated when the remote triggering apparatus contacts the lock mechanism 20, e.g., the first end 251 of the support shaft 25. Therefore, the governor assembly according to the present invention can be applied to a high-speed elevator system. In the high-speed elevator system, the centrifugal mechanism has a large rotational inertia, and if the remote triggering apparatus directly acts on the centrifugal mechanism, the plastic-made centrifugal mechanism may be broken, and a core column of the electromagnetic switch may be shocked or even retracted.
Finally, in the governor assembly of the present invention, the lock mechanism 20 and the centrifugal mechanism 30 are skillfully arranged on two sides of the sheave and are correlated through the opening of the sheave, such that the whole governor assembly is compact in structure.
The specific embodiments described above are merely used to describe the principles of the present invention more clearly, and components are clearly shown or described such that the principles of the present invention are more easily comprehensible. Those skilled in the art can easily make various modifications or changes on the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that these modifications or changes should all be encompassed in the patent protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A governor assembly for an elevator system, comprising:
- a stationary shaft;
- a sheave arranged on the stationary shaft and rotatable on the stationary shaft;
- a core ring arranged on one side of the sheave on the stationary shaft and associated with a safety apparatus; and
- a lock mechanism comprising a plurality of rockers, wherein each rocker comprises a first end pivotably connected to the sheave and a second end connected to a respective roller, the plurality of rockers are connected by connecting rods such that the plurality of rockers can be pivoted synchronously between a first position where the respective roller is separated from the core ring and a second position where the respective roller is jointed to the core ring, and in the second position, each roller rotates along with the sheave to drive the core ring, thus triggering the mounting apparatus.
2. The governor assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first end of the rocker is pivotably connected to the sheave through a pin and a reset spring.
3. The governor assembly according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of rockers comprise three or more rockers, and the first ends of the plurality of rockers are pivotally connected to a circumference that is located on the sheave and at the same distance from the center of rotation of the sheave, and distributed uniformly along the circumference.
4. The governor assembly according to claim 1, wherein the rocker is Y-shaped, the rocker further has a third end, and the third end of the rocker is connected to a second end of an adjacent rocker through a connecting rod.
5. The governor assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a remote triggering apparatus that acts on the lock mechanism such that the plurality of rockers are pivoted to the second position.
6. The governor assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second end of the rocker is connected to the roller through a support shaft.
7. The governor assembly according to claim 6, wherein the first end of the rocker is connected to the rear side of the sheave, the second end of the rocker is connected to the support shaft, the support shaft passes through an opening on the sheave and extends to the front side of the sheave, and the roller is mounted on the support shaft and aligned with the core ring.
8. The governor assembly according to claim 7, wherein the connecting rod passes through the opening and extends to the front side of the sheave.
9. The governor assembly according to claim 6, further comprising a remote triggering apparatus that acts on the support shaft of the lock mechanism.
10. The governor assembly according to claim 9, wherein the support shaft of the second end of the rocker has a first end located at the rear side of the sheave, and the remote triggering apparatus acts on the first end of the support shaft.
11. The governor assembly according to claim 7, wherein the remote triggering apparatus is an electromagnetic switch at the rear side of the sheave, and the electromagnetic switch has an extension portion capable of performing linear displacement.
12. The governor assembly according to claim 6, wherein the support shaft is connected to a centrifugal mechanism of the governor assembly.
13. The governor assembly according to claim 12, wherein the support shaft of the second end of the rocker has a second end located at the front side of the sheave, and the second end of the support shaft is connected to the centrifugal mechanism of the governor assembly.
14. The governor assembly according to claim 13, wherein the second end of the support shaft is fitted in a notch of the centrifugal mechanism of the governor assembly, and the second end of the support shaft is movable along the notch.
15. The governor assembly according to claim 14, wherein the notch of the centrifugal mechanism of the governor assembly is formed into or at least comprises an arc shape corresponding to a track of the second end of the support shaft during movement of the rocker from the first position to the second position.
16. The governor assembly according to claim 14, wherein an initial position of the notch of the centrifugal mechanism of the governor assembly is adjustable.
17. The governor assembly according to claim 16, wherein a first end of the notch of the centrifugal mechanism of the governor assembly corresponding to the initial position is provided with a bolt hole, a bolt is fitted in the bolt hole and is extensible into the notch, and the initial position of the notch is adjusted by the length of the bolt inserted into the notch.
18. The governor assembly according to claim 14, wherein the centrifugal mechanism comprises a plurality of centrifugal block supports pivotably fixed to the front side of the sheave, the plurality of centrifugal block supports are provided with centrifugal blocks, the plurality of adjacent centrifugal block supports are connected by centrifugal mechanism connecting rods, the plurality of supports are retained at a contraction position by a retaining mechanism and have a tend towards an expansion position under the drive of the centrifugal force as the rotating speed of the sheave increases, and the notch is formed on the centrifugal mechanism connecting rod between the plurality of supports.
19. The governor assembly according to claim 18, wherein when the centrifugal mechanism has a tend towards the expansion position under the drive of the centrifugal force, the notch of the connecting rod of the centrifugal mechanism drives the support shaft of the lock mechanism in the notch, thus driving the rocker to pivot from the first position to the second position.
20. The governor assembly according to claim 1, further comprising an electrical safety switch at the radial outer side of the plurality of centrifugal block supports.
21. An elevator system, comprising the governor assembly according to claim 1.
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 30, 2018
Publication Date: May 2, 2019
Patent Grant number: 11414298
Inventor: Zhengbao Shi (Shanghai)
Application Number: 16/174,457